Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » nArchitects http://inhabitat.com Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Even More Tiny Apartments Could Be Coming to NYC http://inhabitat.com/even-more-tiny-apartments-could-be-coming-to-nyc/ http://inhabitat.com/even-more-tiny-apartments-could-be-coming-to-nyc/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:39:00 +0000 Yuka Yoneda http://inhabitat.com/?p=499435
If you read Inhabitat on the regular, you probably know that tiny dwellings have blown up in a big way - so much so that New York City is looking to expand their batch of micro apartments before the first one has even been built. The city recently announced]]> adapt nyc apartments, adAPTNYC, affordable apartments NYC, affordable housing, Department of Housing Preservation, eco design, green design, Joe Lhota, Matthew Wambua, micro living, micro-units, nARCHITECTS, small living, sustainable design, tiny apartments

If you read Inhabitat on the regular, you probably know that tiny dwellings have blown up in a big way – so much so that New York City is looking to expand their batch of micro apartments before the first one has even been built. The city recently announced that they’ll be looking for two or three additional small housing concepts to join nArchitects’ design, which was chosen to be the first micro unit development in NYC.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/even-more-tiny-apartments-could-be-coming-to-nyc/feed/ 0 How ‘Soft Infrastructure,’ Like Wetlands and Green Roofs, Could Help Protect NYC from Future Storms http://inhabitat.com/how-soft-infrastructure-like-wetlands-and-green-roofs-could-help-protect-nyc-from-future-storms/ http://inhabitat.com/how-soft-infrastructure-like-wetlands-and-green-roofs-could-help-protect-nyc-from-future-storms/#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:10:10 +0000 Mark Boyer http://inhabitat.com/?p=459454
As the climate changes and sea levels rise, cities that were previously thought to be relatively safe are looking more and more vulnerable -- just ask anyone in New York who lived through Hurricane Sandy. Last year, a group of architecture firms united to]]> NYC, lower manhattan, wetlands, artificial wetlands, soft infrastructure

As the climate changes and sea levels rise, cities that were previously thought to be relatively safe are looking more and more vulnerable — just ask anyone in New York who lived through Hurricane Sandy. Last year, a group of architecture firms united to tackle these issues with innovative green design. Instead of calling for the installation of giant Rotterdam-style floodgates, the designers called for more ”soft infrastructure,” which involves using natural resources like coastal marshlands and building more sustainable infrastructure like green roofs.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/how-soft-infrastructure-like-wetlands-and-green-roofs-could-help-protect-nyc-from-future-storms/feed/ 0 Luminous Windscape Pavilion Sways and Morphs With Each Passing Breeze in Lacoste, France http://inhabitat.com/luminous-windscape-pavilion-sways-and-morphs-with-each-passing-breeze-in-lacoste-france/ http://inhabitat.com/luminous-windscape-pavilion-sways-and-morphs-with-each-passing-breeze-in-lacoste-france/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:00:39 +0000 Lori Zimmer http://inhabitat.com/?p=362732
Perched at the top of Lacoste on the castle of the Marquis de Sade, the Windshape pavilion was composed of thread-like walls made from a simple assortment of materials - including white plastic pipes, aluminum braces, and threaded string. Woven from gauzy]]> green design, eco design, sustainable design, temporary pavilion, nARCHITECTS, Savannah College of Art and Design, Provence, France, LaCoste, String Pavilion green design, eco design, sustainable design, temporary pavilion, nARCHITECTS, Savannah College of Art and Design, Provence, France, LaCoste, String Pavilion green design, eco design, sustainable design, temporary pavilion, nARCHITECTS, Savannah College of Art and Design, Provence, France, LaCoste, String Pavilion green design, eco design, sustainable design, temporary pavilion, nARCHITECTS, Savannah College of Art and Design, Provence, France, LaCoste, String Pavilion green design, eco design, sustainable design, temporary pavilion, nARCHITECTS, Savannah College of Art and Design, Provence, France, LaCoste, String Pavilion green design, eco design, sustainable design, temporary pavilion, nARCHITECTS, Savannah College of Art and Design, Provence, France, LaCoste, String Pavilion green design, eco design, sustainable design, temporary pavilion, nARCHITECTS, Savannah College of Art and Design, Provence, France, LaCoste, String Pavilion green design, eco design, sustainable design, temporary pavilion, nARCHITECTS, Savannah College of Art and Design, Provence, France, LaCoste, String Pavilion green design, eco design, sustainable design, temporary pavilion, nARCHITECTS, Savannah College of Art and Design, Provence, France, LaCoste, String Pavilion


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]]> http://inhabitat.com/luminous-windscape-pavilion-sways-and-morphs-with-each-passing-breeze-in-lacoste-france/feed/ 0 Airy Forest Pavilion in Taiwan is Made from a Series of Parabolic Bamboo Arches http://inhabitat.com/forest-pavilion-in-taiwan-is-made-from-a-series-of-bamboo-parabolic-arches/ http://inhabitat.com/forest-pavilion-in-taiwan-is-made-from-a-series-of-bamboo-parabolic-arches/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:47:13 +0000 Tafline Laylin http://inhabitat.com/?p=296280
Comprised of two rings surrounding circular decking, the Forest Pavilion is 22 feet tall and has a diameter of 60 feet. Used to host both the opening and closing ceremonies of the art festival, the pavilion was built by members of the local Amis tribe that]]> Parabolic arches, forest pavilion, taiwan, Amis tribe, nArchitects, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, eco-architecture, green materials, bamboo, Hualien County, Da Wong Da Fu Forest Parabolic arches, forest pavilion, taiwan, Amis tribe, nArchitects, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, eco-architecture, green materials, bamboo, Hualien County, Da Wong Da Fu Forest Parabolic arches, forest pavilion, taiwan, Amis tribe, nArchitects, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, eco-architecture, green materials, bamboo, Hualien County, Da Wong Da Fu Forest Parabolic arches, forest pavilion, taiwan, Amis tribe, nArchitects, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, eco-architecture, green materials, bamboo, Hualien County, Da Wong Da Fu Forest Parabolic arches, forest pavilion, taiwan, Amis tribe, nArchitects, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, eco-architecture, green materials, bamboo, Hualien County, Da Wong Da Fu Forest Parabolic arches, forest pavilion, taiwan, Amis tribe, nArchitects, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, eco-architecture, green materials, bamboo, Hualien County, Da Wong Da Fu Forest Parabolic arches, forest pavilion, taiwan, Amis tribe, nArchitects, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, eco-architecture, green materials, bamboo, Hualien County, Da Wong Da Fu Forest

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